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TDIU & Special Monthly Compensation

Roberson v. Principi — informal TDIU claim and no 100% unemployability requirement

May 14, 2026

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Prejean v. West — Board may weigh probative value of competing medical opinions on aid and attendance

May 14, 2026

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Pederson v. McDonald — NOA from a Board decision confers jurisdiction over all finally decided issues, but abandoned issues may be dismissed as a prudential matter; TDIU denial affirmed

May 14, 2026

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Ray v. Wilkie — Board must explain deviations from referral findings; § 4.16(b) requires analysis of economic and noneconomic employability factors

May 14, 2026

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LaBruzza and McBride v. McDonough — ‘Employment in a protected environment’ means lower-income work shielded from competition in the labor market

May 14, 2026

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Faust v. West — VA may reduce a total PTSD rating when clear and convincing evidence shows substantially gainful employment

May 14, 2026

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Ortiz-Valles v. McDonald — VA must consider marginal employment even for unemployed veterans when TDIU is reasonably raised

May 14, 2026

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Hurd v. West — Abandoned claim and no earlier TDIU effective date

May 13, 2026

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Howell v. Nicholson — Leaving home for medical treatment alone cannot defeat housebound status

May 13, 2026

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Guerra v. Shinseki — SMC under § 1114(s) requires a single 100% disability

May 13, 2026

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